Suburban Mayor Willing To Give The Chicago Cubs 25 Acres Of Land To Build A New Stadium

Summary of 2 articles · Updated Mar 19, 2013

That changed on Monday, however, when David Kaplan of Comcast Sportsnet Chicago reported that Rosemont mayor Brad Stephens was willing to give the team 25 acres of property in his northwest suburb to build the team's next new home. Brad Stephens is the ma… (more)yor of Rosemont, a village less than 20 miles outside Chicago, and he's making a run at the Cubs. Not only would a move to the area near O'Hare airport free the Cubs from the city of Chicago's 12 percent amusement tax, it'd open up the advertising signage possibilities that Emanuel has yet to grant on the North Side plus give plenty of room to build things like luxury boxes, restaurants and bars. If they can go out and solicit more sites from revenue-seeking suburbs Schaumburg! Hoffman Estates! Addison! they'll finally have some ammo to push back against Emanuel and force some kind of decision in their favor.

Chicago Cubs finally gain some leverage with Rosemont ballpark proposal, will they capitalize?

Your browser does not support iframes. The Chicago Cubs have long been pushing for Wrigley Field's much-needed renovations, only to be met with a lot of pushback from mayor Rahm Emanuel and his administration. It's easy to see why, of course. The Ricket…